You are inside the studio of Alexander Calder. Study the photograph. How does Calder make his outdoor art?
Read the following excerpt from Calder's biography. How did Calder begin as an outdoor sculpture artist?
Alexander Calder was a sculptor who was the originator of the mobile. You can see how Calder became a sculptor when you learn about his life as a young artist. "Alexander Calder was born in 1898, the second child of artist parents. Calder was encouraged to create, and from the age of eight he always had his own workshop wherever the family lived. For Christmas in 1909, Calder presented his parents with two of his first sculptures, a tiny dog and duck cut from a brass sheet and bent into formation. The duck is kinetic—it rocks back and forth when tapped." Even at age eleven, his abilities as a sculptor were already easy to see.
What did you learn about Robert Hudson's outdoor art by visiting his studio?
Read the following information about Robert Hudson's outdoor art. What influenced the way he creates outdoor art?
"Hudson was influenced by the city's ceramic artists, whose brightly colored works combine traditional craft and sculpture. His "fool the eye" sculptures look like one material but are actually made of another, often confusing our perceptions of two- and three-dimensional objects"
(Beal, "Welded Irony: The Sculpture of Robert Hudson," in Robert Hudson, A Survey, 1985).
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Library and Archives. Alexander Calder: a Retrospective Exhibition. Retrieved from http://archive.org/details/alexandercalderr00solo
You are inside the studio of Alexander Calder. Study the photograph. How does Calder make his outdoor art?
Read the following excerpt from Calder's biography. How did Calder begin as an outdoor sculpture artist?
Alexander Calder was a sculptor who was the originator of the mobile. You can see how Calder became a sculptor when you learn about his life as a young artist. "Alexander Calder was born in 1898, the second child of artist parents. Calder was encouraged to create, and from the age of eight he always had his own workshop wherever the family lived. For Christmas in 1909, Calder presented his parents with two of his first sculptures, a tiny dog and duck cut from a brass sheet and bent into formation. The duck is kinetic—it rocks back and forth when tapped." Even at age eleven, his abilities as a sculptor were already easy to see.
The Calder Foundation, Biography, Retrieved January 22nd, 2013, from:
http://www.calder.org/life/biography
Luce Foundation Center for American Art. Meet Robert Hudson. Retrieved from
http://www.artbabble.org/video/saam/meet-robert-hudson
What did you learn about Robert Hudson's outdoor art by visiting his studio?
Read the following information about Robert Hudson's outdoor art. What influenced the way he creates outdoor art?
"Hudson was influenced by the city's ceramic artists, whose brightly colored works combine traditional craft and sculpture. His "fool the eye" sculptures look like one material but are actually made of another, often confusing our perceptions of two- and three-dimensional objects"
(Beal, "Welded Irony: The Sculpture of Robert Hudson," in Robert Hudson, A Survey, 1985).